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Factly Articles of 2023
- Friction over formula: why some States get more from Centre March 16, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “Friction over formula: why some States get more from Centre” published in The Hindu on 16th March 2023 What is the News? The 15th ...Read more
- Union Minister says, an umbrella scheme Research, Education and Training Outreach (REACHOUT) is being implemented by the Ministry for capacity building March 16, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister says, an umbrella scheme Research, Education and Training Outreach (REACHOUT) is being implemented by the Ministry for capacity building” published ...Read more
- Foreign lawyers, firms can operate in India: BCI March 16, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “Foreign lawyers, firms can operate in India: BCI” published in The Hindu on 16th March 2023 What is the News? The Bar Council of ...Read more
- Governors cannot precipitate the fall of elected governments: Supreme Court March 16, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “Governors cannot precipitate the fall of elected governments: Supreme Court” published in The Hindu on 16th March 2023 What is the News? The Supreme ...Read more
- PM-SYM re-evaluation underway: Labour ministry March 16, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “PM-SYM re-evaluation underway: Labour ministry” published in Business Standard on 16th March 2023 What is the News? The Ministry of Labour has ordered a ...Read more
- Doha Political Declaration adopted by world leaders to fast-track progress in least developed countries March 15, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “Doha Political Declaration adopted by world leaders to fast-track progress in least developed countries” published in Down To Earth on 15th March ...Read more
- India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps March 15, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps” published in The Hindu on 15th March 2023 What is the News? The ...Read more
- OBC sub-categorisation panel is working without Socio Economic Caste Census data, Centre’s reply reveals March 15, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “OBC sub-categorisation panel is working without Socio Economic Caste Census data, Centre’s reply reveals” published in The Hindu on 15th March 2023 What ...Read more
- BIS Launches ‘Learning Science via Standards’ Series March 15, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “BIS Launches ‘Learning Science via Standards’ Series” published in PIB on 15th March 2023 What is the News? The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), ...Read more
- 3 out of 4 rural homes without piped drinking water: NSSO March 15, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “3 out of 4 rural homes without piped drinking water: NSSO” published in TOI on 15th March 2023 What is the News? The National ...Read more
- India to have a modern and smart power transmission system; Government accepts the Task Force report March 15, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “India to have a modern and smart power transmission system; Government accepts the Task Force report” published in PIB on 14th March ...Read more
- RBI has allowed banks from 18 countries to trade in rupee: government in Rajya Sabha March 15, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “RBI has allowed banks from 18 countries to trade in rupee: government in Rajya Sabha” published in The Hindu on 15th March ...Read more
- Atal Innovation Mission launches ATL Sarthi March 15, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “Atal Innovation Mission launches ATL Sarthi” published in PIB on 14th March 2023 What is the News? Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) – NITI Aayog ...Read more
- Synthesis Report: IPCC meet in Switzerland: The significance, likely impact March 15, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “IPCC meet in Switzerland: The significance, likely impact” published in Indian Express on 15th March 2023 What is the News? The Intergovernmental Panel on ...Read more
- Same-sex marriages can rock societal values: Centre March 14, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “Same-sex marriages can rock societal values: Centre” published in The Hindu on 12th March 2023. What is the News? The government has recently said in the ...Read more
- 246 vultures spotted in first-ever synchronized survey in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka March 14, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “246 vultures spotted in first-ever synchronized survey in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka” published in The Hindu on 14th March 2023 What is ...Read more
- India remains biggest arms importer between 2018-22 despite drop in overall imports March 14, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “India remains biggest arms importer between 2018-22 despite drop in overall imports” published in The Hindu on 14th March 2023 What is the ...Read more
- Explained | Why a room-temperature superconductor paper is turning so many heads March 14, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | Why a room-temperature superconductor paper is turning so many heads” published in The Hindu on 14th March 2023 What is the ...Read more
- States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster March 14, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster” published in The Hindu on 13th March 2023 What is the News? A few States ...Read more
- Different faces of the Indian women’s movement March 14, 2023Source: The post is based on the article “Different faces of the Indian women’s movement” published in The Hindu on 13th March 2023. What is the News? The Indian women’s movement is ...Read more
Factly Articles of 2022
- Explained | What are carbon markets and how do they operate? December 20, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | What are carbon markets and how do they operate?” published in The Hindu on 20th December 2022 What is the News? Parliament ...Read more
- Govt plans to raise duty on non-essential goods December 19, 2022SoGovt plans to raise duty on non-essential goods: The post is based on the article “Govt plans to raise duty on non-essential goods” published in Indian Express on 19th December ...Read more
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE – YEAR END REVIEW 2022 December 19, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “MINISTRY OF DEFENCE – YEAR END REVIEW 2022” published in PIB on 18th December 2022 What is the News? The Ministry of Defence has launched ...Read more
- India pushes for new biodiversity fund December 19, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “India pushes for new biodiversity fund” published in The Hindu on 19th December 2022 What is the News? At the U.N biodiversity conference in ...Read more
- Kepler-138c and Kepler-138d: Scientists detect two water worlds 218 light years away December 19, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Scientists detect two water worlds 218 light years away” published in Down To Earth on 18th December 2022 What is the News? A team ...Read more
- Year End Review of The Ministry of Minority Affairs December 19, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Year End Review of The Ministry of Minority Affairs” published in PIB on 18th December 2022 What is the News? The Ministry of Minority ...Read more
- Missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy December 19, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy” published in The Hindu on 18th December 2022 What is the News? INS Mormugao (Pennant D67) ...Read more
- What is the law on acid attacks in India? December 19, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “What is the law on acid attacks in India?” published in Indian Express on 19th December 2022 What is the News? A 17-year-old girl ...Read more
- Ladakh gets its first-ever GI Tag to its Raktsey Karpo Apricot December 19, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Ladakh gets its first-ever GI Tag to its Raktsey Karpo Apricot” published in AIR on 19th December 2022 What is the News? Ladakh got its ...Read more
- Deepfake technology: how and why China is planning to regulate it December 19, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Deepfake technology: how and why China is planning to regulate it” published in The Hindu on 19th December 2022 What is the News? The ...Read more
- Himalayan Fritillary among 29 new threatened species in India: IUCN December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Himalayan Fritillary among 29 new threatened species in India: IUCN” published in Business Standard on 16th December 2022 What is the News? As per ...Read more
- What is Agni-5, the long-range nuclear capable missile that India has tested? December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “What is Agni-5, the long-range nuclear capable missile that India has tested?” published in Indian Express on 16th December 2022 What is the ...Read more
- Year End Review: 2022 – Ministry of Civil Aviation December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Year End Review: 2022 – Ministry of Civil Aviation” published in PIB on 16th December 2022 What is the News? The Ministry of Civil ...Read more
- Centre draws flak from Parliamentary panel over state of onion silos December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Centre draws flak from Parliamentary panel over state of onion silos” published in Down To Earth on 16th December 2022 What is the ...Read more
- Year End Review 2022: Ministry of Communications December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Year End Review 2022: Ministry of Communications” published in PIB on 16th December 2022 What is the News? The Ministry of Communications has launched ...Read more
- Odd Radio Circles(ORCs): Mysterious Circles of Radio Emission Detected in Space May Come From Supernova Explosions or Massive Black Holes December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Mysterious Circles of Radio Emission Detected in Space May Come From Supernova Explosions or Massive Black Holes” published in PIB on 16th ...Read more
- 2,500-year-old puzzle solved by Indian student December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “2,500-year-old puzzle solved by Indian student” published in The Hindu on 17th December 2022 What is the News? In his PhD thesis, Cambridge scholar ...Read more
- Lok Sabha clears Bill to include Hattee community in ST list of Himachal Pradesh December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Lok Sabha clears Bill to include Hattee community in ST list of Himachal Pradesh” published in The Hindu on 16th December 2022 What ...Read more
- Kerala’s five agricultural products get GI Tag December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Kerala’s five agricultural products get GI Tag” published in The Hindu on 17th December 2022 What is the News? Five agricultural products of Kerala ...Read more
- Find ways to counter China’s soft power push: Parliamentary panel to MEA December 17, 2022Source: The post is based on the article “Find ways to counter China’s soft power push: Parliamentary panel to MEA” published in Economic Times on 16th December 2022 What is the ...Read more
Factly Articles of 2021
- ‘Anti-national not defined in statutes’ December 23, 2021What is the News? The Ministry of Home Affairs has informed Parliament that there is no legal definition for the term “anti-national”. What are the details provided by the Government on the ...Read more
- Compassionate job not a vested right, says SC December 22, 2021What is the news? Supreme Court on hearing the appeal filed by the Union government said that compassionate employment is not a vested right. Earlier, the Madras High Court held to ...Read more
- Disinvestment’s tough climate call: The hurdle in govt’s fund-raising path December 22, 2021What is the News? The Prime Minister had a meeting with private equity and venture capital fund managers to get a sense of how they read the government’s disinvestment plans. What are ...Read more
- Explained: NASA’s flagship telescope, and its successor December 22, 2021What is the News? NASA has announced the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope(JWST) on December 24. It will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s flagship telescope that has been ...Read more
- Albino Indian Flapshell Turtle: A chance encounter with rare species December 22, 2021What is the News? Mountaineers in Telangana have encountered a rarely found species of Albino Indian Flapshell Turtles. What is Albino Indian Flapshell Turtle? Albino Indian Flapshell Turtles is an Indian flapshell turtle ...Read more
- Agritech Challenge: AIM, NITI Aayog & UNCDF announce first AgriTech cohort under South-South Innovation platform December 22, 2021What is the News? Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have launched its first AgriTech Challenge under its ambitious innovative Agri-tech program. Background AIM, NITI ...Read more
- NITI Aayog signs a Statement of Intent with United Nations World Food Program (WFP) December 22, 2021What is the news? NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). Why did NITI Aayog sign the SOI with WFP? The Government of ...Read more
- How warehousing policy will reduce logistics expenses December 22, 2021What is the news? The Government of India has proposed a New Warehousing Policy. What is Warehousing? Warehousing can be defined as the systematic process of storing and preserving goods on a large ...Read more
- Beej Gram Yojana December 22, 2021What is the news? The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has informed Lok Sabha about the Seed Village Programme (Beej Gram Yojana). What is a Seed Village Programme? It was launched by ...Read more
- Efforts to boost manufacturing capacity in pharmaceutical sector December 22, 2021What is the news? Government of India has launched several Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes to boost manufacturing capacity in the pharmaceutical sector. About PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs Objective: To attain self-reliance ...Read more
- Islamic states’ meeting agrees to set up trust fund for Afghanistan December 22, 2021What is the news? A meeting of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has agreed to establish a Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan. What is the Humanitarian Trust Fund ...Read more
- Labour losses due to rising heat: India among the most affected, finds study December 22, 2021What is the news? Rising heat and humidity due to global warming has prompted major loss in labour hours across the globe. India is one of the worst affected countries, according ...Read more
- Himalayan glaciers are melting at a furious rate, shows study December 22, 2021What is the News? According to a report, Glaciers across the Himalayas are melting at an extraordinary rate. What are the key findings of the report? The massive ice sheets in the Himalayan ...Read more
- Killer robots: Humans again fail to decide future of killer robots December 22, 2021What is the News? A report from a UN panel has said that the first autonomous drone attack may have already happened in Libya. Yet, a UN conference in Geneva failed to ...Read more
- Explained: Revisiting definition of EWS December 22, 2021What is the News? A three member-committee set up to examine the income criteria for determining the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) is expected to submit its report to the Centre. Must read: 103rd ...Read more
- As per 1st round of All-India Quarterly Establishment Based Employment Survey (AQEES), employment increased by 29% in nine selected sectors of economy compared to 6th Economic Census (2013-14) December 22, 2021What is the News? The Government has released the results of the first round of the Quarterly Employment Survey for the period April to June 2021. Note: QES is part of the ...Read more
- Reintroduced gharials thriving in Beas reserve: experts December 22, 2021What is the news? The Critically Endangered Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) has been successfully reintroduced in the Beas River of Punjab where it had become extinct half a century ago. Click Here to ...Read more
- Coal demand to peak in India by 2030, will back up renewables: NITI report December 22, 2021What is the news? NITI Aayog has released a report on India’s Coal Sector. International Energy Agency (IEA)’s annual coal 2021 report findings are also listed in the article. What are the key ...Read more
- Biological Diversity Bill referred to Joint Committee of Parliament December 22, 2021What is the news? The Environment Minister has referred the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to a Joint Parliamentary Committee. What are the key provisions of the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021? – ...Read more
- Lok Sabha passes Bill to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar December 22, 2021What is the news? Lok Sabha has passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021.The Bill seeks to amend certain sections of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and 1951. What are ...Read more
